Buena Vista County

Population

Population

Population	2000	2010	2023	2028
Buena Vista County	20,411	20,260	20,743	21,036

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Population by Age

Population	2023
0-4	1,340
5-9	1,383
10-14	1,349
15-19	1,522
20-24	1,282
25-29	1,302
30-34	1,366
35-39	1,183
40-44	1,097
45-49	1,002
50-54	1,219
55-59	1,398
60-64	1,453
65-69	1,165
70-74	928
75-79	671
80-84	473
85+	610
18+	15,842
Median Age	39

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Population by Race

Buena Vista County	2023
Total	20,743.00
White Alone	58.51%
Black Alone	3.04%
American Indian Alone	0.6%
Asian Alone	8.86%
Pacific Islander Alone	4.09%
Some Other Race	13.97%
Two or More Races	10.94%
Hispanic Origin	29.65%
Diversity Index	77.60

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Growth Rate

Buena Vista County	2023 - 2028
Population	0.28%
Households	0.23%
Families	0.13%
Median Household Income	2%
Per Capita Income	2%

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2023	2028
Households	7,499	7,522	7,420	7,504
Housing Units	8,145	8,237	8,168	8,296
Owner Occupied Units			4,990	5,075
Renter Occupied Units			2,430	2,429
Vacant Units			748	792

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Home Value

Buena Vista County	2023	2028
Median Home Value	$152,016	$158,291
Average Home Value	$188,056	$201,768
<$50,000	570	545
$50,000 - $99,999	935	895
$100,000 - $149,999	940	900
$150,000 - $199,999	1,240	1,191
$200,000 - $249,999	326	363
$250,000 - $299,999	178	199
$300,000 - $399,999	279	342
$400,000 - $499,999	216	266
$500,000 - $749,999	263	323
$1,000,000 +	1	0

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	472
2000-2009	274
1990-1999	534
1980-1989	707
1970-1979	1,314
1960-1969	887
1950-1959	1,094
1940-1949	429
1939 or Before	2,452

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Income

Income

Buena Vista County	2023	2028
Median Household	$59,582	$66,620
Average Household	$87,749	$98,820
Per Capita	$31,410	$35,272

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Household Income

Buena Vista County	2023
<$15,000	432
$15,000 - $24,999	616
$25,000 - $34,999	663
$35,000 - $49,999	1,344
$50,000 - $74,999	1,368
$75,000 - $99,999	891
$100,000 - $149,999	979
$150,000 - $199,999	782
$200,000+	345

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	10,138
In-County Residents	9,048
Out-of-County Residents	1,048
Drive Alone	6,949
Carpooled	1,734
Public Transport	29
Work at Home	732
Motorcycle	4
Bicycle	31
Walked	612
Other	42
Less than 5 minutes	1,322
5-9 minutes	2,731
10-14 minutes	2,149
15-19 minutes	848
20-24 minutes	847
25-29 minutes	364
30-34 minutes	413
35-39 minutes	263
40-44 minutes	155
45-59 minutes	143
60-89 minutes	102
90+ minutes	69
Average Travel Time	14

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	10,863
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	74
Mining	0
Utilities	24
Construction	299
Manufacturing	1,532
Wholesale Trade	354

Retail Trade	2,542
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	151
Furn & Home Furnish Str	12
Electronics & Appl Store	4
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	45
Food & Beverage Stores	421
Health/Pers Care Stores	79
Gasoline Stations	44
Clothing/Accessory Store	1,363
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	92
General Merchandise Str	331

Transportation/Warehouse	245
Information	139

Finance & Insurance	369
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	276
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	22
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	71

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	107
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	248
Legal Services	67
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	108
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	85
Educational Services	1,377
HealthCare/Social Assist	886
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	179

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	762
Accommodation	185
Food Srv/Drinking Places	577

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	892
Auto Repair/Maintenance	57
Public Administration Emp	590

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Educational Attainment (25+)

Buena Vista County	2023
<9th Grade	1,288
Some High School	1,125
GED	331
Graduated High School	4,107
Some College/No Degree	2,115
Associates Degree	1,651
Bachelor's Degree	2,276
Graduate Degree	974

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	837
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	26
Mining Bus	0
Utilities Bus	4
Construction Bus	50
Manufacturing Bus	37
Wholesale Trade Bus	30

Retail Trade Bus	121
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	20
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	3
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	3
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	8
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	23
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	16
Gasoline Stations Bus	7
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	15
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	19
General Merchandise Str Bus	7

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	36
Information Bus	24

Finance & Insurance Bus	50
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	20
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	8
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	22

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	19
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	49
Legal Services Bus	18
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	4
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	21
Educational Services Bus	24
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	58
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	28

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	47
Accommodation Bus	9
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	38

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	111
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	18
Public Administration Bus	74

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

MWI Components
US Senate
Midwest Mechanical
Doll Distributing
Godbersen Metal Works
Cannon Moss Brygger Architects

Thoughts on the Corridor

"Our experience with the Corridor has been one of genuine partnership. The team demonstrates true interest in community growth by asking questions to provoke thought..."

— Philip Ramstack, MWI Components

Thoughts on the Corridor

"The Iowa Lakes Corridor serves as an incredible conduit between business, economic development, and government. Their tireless advocacy of their region and member communities (and their diverse needs) helps to keep the Lakes region at the forefront and top-of-mind in my work."

— Kolby DeWitt, Outreach Director, US Senate

Thoughts on the Corridor

"The Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation has always been the go-to place to find ways of helping current business and future business. There isn’t much they will not do to help, including showing property or finding housing for new employees that come to work in the area. The staff at the Corridor is top notch and very caring."

— Donavon Wunschel, Midwestern Mechanical/Spencer City Council

Thoughts on the Corridor

"After our initial (BRE) meeting, Joanne and I started discussing challenges that we were facing and warehouse space was at the top of our issues. She asked me if we had interest in taking a look at the Daily Reporter building as they were wanting to possibly downsize their location. Jo did all of the leg work in arranging a meeting between Doll’s and the Daily Reporter. She even was present the day that we looked at the facility. Basically, without Jo, we could of possibly never been told that a solution to our warehouse needs was 4 blocks away! Jo checked in several times throughout the process and was always asking if there was anything else she could help with. We are very happy with our purchase and the growth opportunities that this additional space will provide us. We can’t thank you enough!"

—Jason Halverson, Doll Distributing

Thoughts on the Corridor

"The Iowa Lakes Corridor has been a valuable resource as we have gone from a startup company to now becoming an established local business, their entire team is very knowledgeable and great to work with."

—Jim Smith, Godbersen Metal Works

Thoughts on the Corridor

"This is a great homebase in Northwest Iowa with the ability to reach a number of communities. The community is positive about growth and values quality spaces. This is a great place to raise a family and be a part of a community that cares about people."

—Adam Van Gorp, CMBA Architects